Hello! My name is Patrice. Several years ago, my beloved Doberman daughter Harley died of dilated cardiomyopathy, 6 months to the day of her diagnosis. For those 6 months we took her to her monthly visit with the canine cardiologist. I made her home made dog food so she wouldn't have too much salt, and gave her 5 prescription meds 3 times a day. I had to hide the pills in anything from Godiva Chocolate Raspberry Truffle ice cream to meatballs and all things in between. The day she died I had just returned from the pharmacy with her refills and found her in our back yard. I blamed myself, if I had gotten the refills last night, if I had gone earlier that day, she would be alive. I blamed myself for months, even though her vet told me that it was just her time to go and I had done everything I could. Nothing could ease my grief....
Until I met another woman who had lost her Dobie to the same insidious disease. We shared our stories and found comfort in the fact that it wasn't our fault. We saved each other. Once I got over the grief and self blame, I could finally heal.
That is why I am starting this blog. My fervent hope is that through sharing our stories and our pain we can find our way through the pain of their loss and start to remember with laughter and love the joy that they brought into our lives.
Share your photographs. Share your pain. Share your love. Through this we can come out on the other side, realizing that we were lucky to have shared their lives even for a moment.
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